Bay Street Edition

Why a Major Clean Energy Firm Chose Brookfield Over Staying Public

Also: BMO hires new equities leader from CIBC
Boralex CEO Patrick Decostre says the sale of the company is good for all stakeholders.Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Welcome to Bay Street Edition, our weekly newsletter devoted to what’s happening in Canadian finance, covering strategy, deals, people moves and economics.

I’m Christine Dobby , Bloomberg’s Toronto-based banking reporter, and you’ll find me in your inbox every Friday. This week, we’re talking about the Boralex sale and what it means for Canada’s capital markets, BMO’s investor day and Wealthsimple’s foray into prediction markets. Plus: is this CEO (French) toast?